Posted on September 30th, 2009 by armineh
(Washington, DC, September 30, 2009) Humanists were outspoken in their disappointment about an amendment approved by the Senate Finance Committee late Tuesday night to bring back federal funding for abstinence-only education. The amendment, attached to the Max Baucus (D-Mont.) health reform package and offered by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), would provide $50 million each year [...]
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Posted on September 30th, 2009 by armineh
In a recent editorial, John Kenneth White quoted a woman at a town meeting in Arkansas as saying:
AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE,I HAVE NEVER SEEN MY AMERICA TURNED INTO WHAT IT HAS TURNED INTO, AND I WANT MY AMERICA BACK.
I wish I had been there and in a position to respond to her. [...]
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Posted on September 27th, 2009 by armineh
ACLU of Northern California, Santa Clara Valley Chapter
Annual Meeting & Don Edwards Award Celebration
Saturday October 3rd, 2009
First Unitarian Church, 160 N. Third St., San Jose
“75 Years of Service in Northern California – A look back and ahead”
Meet and hear our new ACLU-NC Executive Director, Abdi Soltani, and join us as we celebrate 75 years as [...]
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Posted on September 9th, 2009 by armineh
Fred Edwords of the United Coalition of Reason is the speaker at an open forum sponsored by the Humanist Community in Silicon Valley, where he will discuss what has been happening over the past few years with the rise of the “New Atheism,” the growing interest in humanism, and the influence of the new billboard [...]
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Posted on September 1st, 2009 by armineh